Euro-Zone Growth to Fall in June
With No Clear Upturn on Horizon

DUESSELDORF, Germany -- What at first looked like a slump in economic growth for the euro zone is turning into a bona fide downturn likely to cast a shadow over the entire year.

According to the Euroland barometer, a measure compiled by business newspaper Handelsblatt from a variety of economic statistics provided by the European Commission, gross domestic product growth in June will decline to 2.2% from 2.5% last month. That represents an accelerated slowdown, with expansion easing from April to May by two-tenths of a...